, Nov. 8 -- Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet routes resumed on Sunday after five hours of suspension as protesters lifted their blockade on railway tracks and roads demanding the restoration of six villages to their original union and protesting a proposal to create a new upazila by merging several unions of Sadar upazila.

The blockade was lifted around 11:30am following assurances from senior district BNP leaders who promised to discuss the protesters' demands with the administration and resolve the issue within three days.

The residents of Basudeb union placed unused railway sleepers on the tracks to create barricades and staged demonstrations with various slogans. They also blocked the Akhaura-Agartala highway by setting fires on the road...